Cardiology
Happiness can break your heart too
Happy events can trigger a heart condition known as takotsubo syndrome, according to research published today (Thursday) in the European Heart Journal .
Mar 3, 2016
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Cardiology
Study links frequent red meat consumption to high levels of chemical associated with heart disease
Researchers have identified another reason to limit red meat consumption: high levels of a gut-generated chemical called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), that also is linked to heart disease. Scientists found that people who ...
Dec 11, 2018
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Cardiology
Scientists turn patients' skin cells into heart muscle cells to repair their damaged hearts
For the first time scientists have succeeded in taking skin cells from heart failure patients and reprogramming them to transform into healthy, new heart muscle cells that are capable of integrating with existing heart tissue.
May 23, 2012
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Cardiology
Smoking and drinking can damage arteries 'very early in life'
The arteries of teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke, even very occasionally, are already beginning to stiffen by age 17, according to UCL research. Arterial stiffness indicates damage to the blood vessels, which predicts ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Cardiology
Men's blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells
Evidence from a large study of several thousand patients shows that men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in their blood than women. Since ACE2 enables the coronavirus to infect healthy ...
May 11, 2020
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease patients benefit more from exercise than healthy people
A study of nearly half a million people has found for the first time that those with heart or blood vessel problems benefit more from having a physically active lifestyle than do healthy people without cardiovascular disease ...
Sep 1, 2019
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Cardiology
No benefits from new U.S. blood pressure guidelines, according to study
When is high blood pressure dangerous? Medical associations offer widely differing answers. In the U.S., for example, patients are seen as hypertensive at much lower pressure than patients in Germany. A team working with ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Health
First comparison of dangers of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes and waterpipes
Smoking and vaping, whether by means of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes or waterpipes, stiffens the arteries, causes inflammation and damages DNA, leading to a variety of health problems, according to a study published today ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Cardiology
New link between gut microbiome and artery hardening discovered
The level of diversity of the 'good bacteria' in our digestive systems has been found to be linked to a feature of cardiovascular disease – hardening of the arteries – in new research by experts at the University of Nottingham ...
May 10, 2018
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Cardiology
Blood-thinning drugs appear to protect against dementia as well as stroke in AF patients
Blood-thinning drugs not only reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but are also associated with a significant reduction in the risk of dementia, according to new research published today (Wednesday) ...
Oct 25, 2017
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